The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-11
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A remarkable Precedent for the Protection
t. a,3 of Citizens.
To The Editor Of The Inttlligencer:
CLARKsauRG, W. Va, August s. Mayor
Richards, OF this city, ss tie preasrver OF
the peace, preaenta q novel precedent for
the protection OF our citizens The fol.
lowing article appeared in the Mayors
paper short time ago: HI
six or eeven persona, mostly from
about the depot, were OF the show last
week, and had it laid for young man
who WAS summoned as witness in a
whisky csss. They had Feeny worked IN
10 atrike the frat blow, but it was very
lucky he did not do it, for we we're onto
tho racket and were waiting for the fight
10 begin. Because OF the cowardice Of the
crowd thsy did not start it. There would
have been no arrests attempted, but our
orders to the police and three or four men
connected with the show were to club
them So long as there was lie in than.
Had Feeny etruck Maphis, his hand would
hardly have made the motion until he
would have been Drained with guy rome
stake which one Of the men had about bis
clothes. The others would have been
dealt with accordingly in very short or
DER" tS Il. 'ts..3 .. f a.. II. 4.
By virtue Of thiu remarkable head
breaking order, Mr.. Martin Feeny has
again fled the charge OF misconduct with
the Council, and asks the Impeachment Of
the Mayor. There will be no technical
errors this time to prevent trial. The
strict requirements OF the law have been
complied With, and as the Judge has re-
lueed to grant writ Of prohibition, the
Mayor will have to dance to his own in.
discreet music next Tuesday evening.
AuguBt IL, at o'clock. The Mayor yainly
tried to manufacture political sympathy,
but the trick was 80 plainly TRANSPARENT
that 1t caught none, save a few henchmeu,
who we're willing victima. In the Last ia.
sue Of the Mayors paper, no tries the
scheme Of explanation. lie Gays that a
Mayor must resort to every subterfuge at
his command, oven to threats and decep.
ton. He Gays that certain proportion
OF mankind are held from becoming law
breakers and criminals through fear alone.
He intimates that he could not protect the
whieky witness except by deception and
threats, and erica that the Council is asked
to depose him, because he conceived
means 10 prevent, blood.shed. B n
The Mayor haste to explain has caused
him to lose sight OF the point that this
murderous order wan not made known to
his personal enemy, Feeny. According
to the Mayors statement, the police and
members OF the show were the only ones
WIN knew about the so.called subteriupe.
Subteliuge won't do, and this community
Is au1ioualy watching the Council to see
il they will purmi. this theory OF aubter.
frgs. Set guilty man FREQ who coniesses
his guilt in his own paper !. II there was a
sublsrfpge about the matter, and 1t Is the
opinion Of large majority Of this commu.
nifty that thera was, 1t was the subteriuge
TO crafty peraonal vengeance; by tho sub
teriugo OF official authority and personal
cowardice. Lse Raymond, slga Hof,
Charlia Hart, Jacob Swartz, John Kearns.
and Msrcellns Thompson compose the
Council, and it is to these gentlemen that
the community look TO prevent tho plea
dict. fest't5 81 81 a, x n